Easy Virtual Network Card

• lsmod | grep dummy
• if not,
• modprobe dummy
• once loaded you can create virtual network interfaces:
• ip link add <nicname> type dummy
• ip link list [ <nicname> ]*
• ip addr add 1.2.3.4/5 dev <nicname>
• ip addr list [ <nicname> ]*
• ip link set name <new_name> dev <old_name>
• * [ square brackets indicate optional ]
• Also see : Being Creative with Bridges